Associations to the word «Civilize»

Wiktionary

CIVILIZE, verb. Alternative spelling of civilise

Dictionary definition

CIVILIZE, verb. Teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry".
CIVILIZE, verb. Raise from a barbaric to a civilized state; "The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized".

Wise words

Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more than their words.
Baruch Spinoza